Car Troubles?

When we first moved down to Miami from NYC, my daughter was completely freaked out by being trapped in a car seat, instead of strapped to mama, bouncing happily along. I, of course, looked for every distraction I could find, but also read that having toys hanging from the car seat was unsafe, and I, luckily, stumbled across this gizmo in my research.
The Auto Mobile by Kicky Pants is genius, simple and safe. It velcros around your back seat handles to create a hanging (safe) place to tether a toy or two to occupy baby. Be careful, not to hang anything heavy that would injure baby in an accident, and try to keep them to the side of their face. It works with either forward or rear-facing seats too. Like I said, genius.
Available through whateverybabyneeds.com (which also has an amazing selection of organic, and affordable clothing)

ABCs with no BPA

I just started using these bath-time, foam letters and my daughter loves them. I might be giving her too much credit for a 9-month-old, but yesterday she pointed to the letter M when we asked her which letter was for Mama, then pointed to P for papa. I never would've guessed a Sassy foam product like this to be BPA, PVC & Phthalate free, but it is. A-W-E-S-O-M-E.

Keep it together

I remember reading a recommendation for Baby Buddy Secure-A-Toy snap on tethers before my daughter was even born. I ordered 4 packs of them because they sounded so useful. I'm now using all of them...one on the high chair, one on the carseat, one on the Ergo carrier and several on the stroller seat. They're also BPA, lead and phalate-free, which is important, since babies usually end up chewing on the cords more often than the toys themselves. They have adjustable snap lengths as well.